tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48181108679210928772018-05-07T05:03:47.630-04:00Mound GardeningDiscover how to create a functional and beautiful edible landscape in your own yard.adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-54790215947800095762008-01-14T13:45:00.000-05:002008-01-14T13:59:02.437-05:00Planting a Three Sisters Garden...Here is a good example of a well working vegetable mound featuring corn, beans and squash - enjoy :-)Planting a Three Sisters GardenSimple Living at Joshuah's HouseTechnorati Tags: mound gardening, three sisters, corn, squash, beans, Native Americanadminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-42235400082922121282008-01-10T08:49:00.000-05:002008-01-10T08:52:39.230-05:00Harvest TimeThe vegetables on your individual mounds will most probably be harvested at different times. Produce that is picked early, like spinach or salad, can be sown several times in one season. Sowing radishes and carrots together, close to the salad preferrably, would be a good example of how to use the space that you have available well: The radishes are harvested at a time when the carrots have not adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-91611743063688567192008-01-08T08:50:00.000-05:002008-01-08T08:53:20.220-05:00Taking care of a moundMounds need to be watered like every other garden bed. By starting to water at the top, you will not waste water. Do not water hastily, that is, with too much water pressure, to avoid erosion or seeds being washed away. Planting on terrasses and mounding the soil around the stem of your growing plants will ensure that the water you add to the soil will reach the roots of your plants. Adding adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-7565337542978542292007-12-21T09:11:00.000-05:002007-12-21T09:20:00.879-05:00What to plantThe general idea is to plant the lowest growing variety at the bottom and the highest at the top of the mound. The outer circle of a mound might very well consist of a vining variety like cucumber or cantaloupe, followed by a low growing kind of marigolds in the next circle. The following circle could be a medium hight vegetable like peppers or eggplant, with the top of the mound being reservedadminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-68880092388208832662007-12-13T08:31:00.000-05:002007-12-13T08:32:56.511-05:00Soil QualityIf you are unsure about the quality of your soil, use a soil tester kit to test the pH level and take proper steps if your soil is too acidic or too alcaline. Once you have done that and deep spaded one more time, make sure that you do not step on the soil anymore, or, if you have dug a big mound, that you only step on the stepping stones or areas. Compacted soil stunts growth and is easy to adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-69541444135584918792007-12-12T13:53:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:56:25.603-05:00Mound SizeWhen you start digging your mounds, keep in mind that you need to be able to reach the middle conveniently and from all sides. If you want to build large mounds, plan in space to walk on, probably even place a few stepping stones. Otherwise, restrict the size of your mound to a radius of 2 feet.After deep spading the soil, pile it up in the middle and create small terrasses of soil to indicateadminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818110867921092877.post-2009161824664963042007-11-28T12:20:00.000-05:002007-11-28T12:35:59.207-05:00Welcome to my Mound Gardening blogWelcome to my Mound Gardening Blog. What I will explain here is the concept of an edible landscape, using the example of mounds as both beautiful landscaping ideas and convenient, easily workable vegetable beds.What is mound gardening? Basically, the idea of mound gardening is that, instead of a longish, flat vegetable bed, you dig up round beds that are raised in the middle. Your vegetables adminnoreply@blogger.com0